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Gather your diapers! Diaper Bank hosting April drive
The Diaper Bank of North Carolina, which does great work distributing diapers to agencies that help needy families across the region and state, is hosting a diaper drive this April to build up a supply to ensure they can meet the demand.
Episode 8. The Diaper Divide
In the United States, one in three families struggle to afford diapers. The Diaper Bank of North Carolina was founded on the simple belief that all children deserve clean diapers and through the help of donors, volunteers and connections made with community partners, they are working to do just that.
Diaper Bank helps cash-strapped parents
For low-income families with young children, diapers can be a big expense. Diaper Bank of NC – Greater Triad, formerly known as the Piedmont Diaper Bank, is trying to help meet that need.
Destination: Volunteering with Diaper Bank of North Carolina
Over the years, my kids have collected items for food banks and cleaned up outdoor spaces. My older daughter also has volunteered several times during the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina's Kids Days.
Diaper Bank Nonprofit Expands
THE DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA-LOWER CAPE FEAR launches February 20 with an event 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, 120 South Second Street. Even before the official launch, some local businesses such as Green Baby Diaper Service and Port City Java signed up to serve as drop-off points for donated diapers.
Diaper Bank gets to the bottom of an expensive problem
Relief is coming soon to Wilmington families in need in the form of free diapers.
Relief is coming soon to Wilmington families in need in the form of free diapers. The average family with a baby spends more than $100 per month on diapers. Many struggling families must choose between putting food on the table and buying diapers.
With 310,000 bottoms covered, Diaper Bank sets sights on expansion
A few years ago, Michelle Old was up late in a local hospital, tending to her then foster son, who was regularly under a doctor's care because he could not fight off simple infections, including severe diaper rashes. She'd change the baby's diaper 15 to 20 times a day, not worrying or wondering where the next diaper would come from.
With 310,000 bottoms covered, Diaper Bank sets sights on expansion
A few years ago, Michelle Old was up late in a local hospital, tending to her then foster son, who was regularly under a doctor's care because he could not fight off simple infections, including severe diaper rashes. She'd change the baby's diaper 15 to 20 times a day, not worrying or wondering where the next diaper would come from.
Huggies heist: Diaper bank robbers lift 13K load
In nearly a year’s time, the Diaper Bank of North Carolina has distributed 139,000 diapers, just barely meeting the demand of struggling families in the community.
So it was a devastating blow last weekend when the bank, housed in a church-owned building in Durham, North Carolina, was robbed of its very essence — 13,000 diapers, about one-third of its inventory.
